| abolitionism |
movement to end slavery |
General |
| archipelago |
group of islands |
Geography |
| atoll |
coral islands or outcroppings that encircle a lagoon |
Geography |
| bistro |
unpretentious food, often with a bar and music |
Eats |
| casual dining |
restaurant with table service |
Eats |
| Chanticleer |
a rooster: used as a proper name in medieval fables |
Literatary |
| city |
incorporated local entity, expect many facilities |
Place |
| coffeehouse |
typically serve coffee, light meals and snack |
Eats |
| conscientious objector |
one who refuses to fight in the military |
General |
| demesne |
legal possession of land |
Place |
| endorheic basin |
closed basin that allows nothing to flow out, lowest point |
Geography |
| fast food |
food is assembled to order, no table service |
Eats |
| fast-casual |
casual dining with minimal table service |
Eats |
| florilegium |
volume of collected short writings |
Literary |
| flounder |
struggle to move |
Nautical |
| founder |
fill with water and sink |
Nautical |
| independent city |
city that is not part of another local government, ie, not part of a county |
Place |
| island |
land completely surrounded by water |
Geography |
| kaffa |
coffee or tea house, snack bar |
Eats |
| living history |
demonstrations that use historic items |
Museum |
| marine |
on or in the sea or ocean |
Geography |
| maritime |
relating to the sea or ocean |
General |
| Mezzobula |
medium length fiction narrative, longer than a short story but shorter than a novel |
Literary |
| moniker |
Nickname |
General |
| municipality |
incorporated local community made of multiple entities, expect many facilities |
Place |
| museum |
any entity or collection preserved for display and learning; a house preserved as a museum |
Museum |
| nabe |
Japanese cooking pot or hot pot dishes |
Culinary |
| nabe |
Neighborhood within a neighborhood |
Place |
| nautical |
relating to sailors, navigation or boats |
General |
| Naval Architect |
one who designs or builds marine vessels or structures |
Profession |
| niggardly |
not generous, stingy |
General |
| omnibus |
volume of previously published books or novellas |
Literary |
| Ordinary |
tavern or eating house serving regular meals |
Building |
| Parkway |
Open landscaped highway |
Place |
| pelagic |
deep open water, often ocean |
Geography |
| peregrinate |
to travel, especially on foot |
General |
| pinnacle |
tall pointed of rock |
Geography |
| quick serve |
food is made to order, no table service |
Eats |
| reef |
ridge of coral, sand or rock near the surface of water |
Geography |
| repository |
Museum with large number of items are preserved for display and learning; Metropolitan Museum of Art |
Museum |
| restaurant |
Serves food, table service |
Eats |
| sagacious |
having or showing keen mental discernment and good judgment, shrewd |
General |
| scuttle |
purposely sinking a boat |
Nautical |
| sea stack |
steep sided column of rock in the sea |
Geography |
| ship chandlery |
one who provides supplies for a ship |
Nautical |
| shipwright |
ship builder |
Nautical |
| short story |
short fictional writing |
Literary |
| sight |
entity to see with little interaction |
Sights |
| site |
locale with little or nothing remaining, or unknown remains |
Sights |
| sobriquet |
descriptive moniker based on a characteristic |
General |
| sound |
ocean inlet that is larger than a bay |
Geography |
| squib |
short satiric or humorous writing or speech |
Literary |
| town |
larger than a village but smaller than a city, expect some facilities |
Place |
| tributary |
stream or river that flows into a larger one |
Geography |
| verfabula |
long form narrative nonfiction that reads like a novel |
Literary |
| vicinage |
district, region or neighborhood |
Place |
| wereman |
male of the species of man, husband |
General |
| wilderness |
large tract of land in its natural state |
Geography |
| woman |
female of the species of man, wife of man |
General |